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specification of Letters Eatent. Patented June 3, 1919.

Application filed April a. 1919. Eerie-1H0. seesaw.

is invention relates to devices for an-' choring silos to prevent thesame from shiftmg on the foundation, and the invention a has for itsobject to provide a very simple,

efiicient and easily applied device of this kind. v

The object stated is attained by means of a novel combination and arranment of parts to be hereinafter describe and claimed, and in order thatthe same may be better understood, reference is had to the accompanyingdrawing forming a part of this specification.

In the drawing, a perspective view of the device is shown.

Referring specifically to the drawing 5 ,denotes one of the woodenstaves of. a silo structure, it beingunderstoodthat the latter is madeof upright staves which are placed in a circle and are maintained inthis .position by encircling inside and outside hoopsfi and 7,respectively. As this structure is well known, a further descriptionthereof is not deemed necessary. The usual concrete foundation of thesilo is shown at 8.

an aperture in vthe stave 5 and has at its inner end a hook 11 whichseats over the In the foundation 8, on the outsideof the silo, is set ananchor st 9 carrying an anchor rod or bolt 10 w ch passes through insidehoop 6. On the outside of the silo, the bolt or rod lO carries anabutment 12 engageable withthe outside hoo 7. This abutment is in theform of a was er seating on one sideagainst the outer face of the staveand having here a to recess 13 providing a seat for the hoop Back of theWasher 12, a nut 14-. is screwed on the bolt for locking the washer inholding position;

fore kept from shifting hoops'of the silo, the hol same; of a postanchors The bolt or rod is secured to the anchor post 9 by being passedthrough a vertical slot 15 therein, and it is locked in the slot, andalso looked against longitudinal movement, by nuts 16 and 17 screwed onthe bolt to seat against opposite sides of the anchor post. The slot 15permits vertical adjustment of the bolt so that it may be properlypositioned with respect to the hoops 6 and 7 The base or that portion ofthe anchor post 9 which is, embedded in the foundation 8 has laterallyextending branches 18 to assist in holding the post in place, saidbranches effectually preventing the post from pulling up out of thefoundation.

The device provides a very sim le and effective means 'for securely ancoring the silo-to its foundation, and the siloQis thereafter it has beenerected, It'will be un erstood, of course, that any suitable number ofanchoring devices will be provided, this depending on the dimensions ofthe S110. 4 p

I claim:

1. The combination with a silo wall and inside and outside hoopsencircling the same; of a post anchored in the silo foundation, and ananchor rod carried by the post and passing through the silo wall, saidrod having holding means engageable with the engages the outside hoopbeing adjustable on the rod.

2. The combination with a silo wall and inside and. outside hoo sencircling the same; of a post anchored in the silo foundation, ananchor rod carried by the post and passing through the silo wall, saidrod havmg a 00k w and an abutment on the rod ad]ustable thereon to enage the outside hoop. 3. The comiination with a silo wall and inside andoutside hoops dation, and a vertically adjustable anchor rod carried bythe post and passing through the silo wall,-said rod having holdingmeans engageable with the hoops of the silo.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

' B. CURRY.

encircling the in the silo founich engages the inside hoop,

